The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020: Genetic scissors – a tool for rewriting the code of life
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna share this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life sciences, is contributing to new cancer therapies and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max